Kauaeranga Safety Snapshot

Is Kauaeranga safe? About average. Kauaeranga has a safety score of 42/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 42% of New Zealand suburbs, with 36.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #115 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato.

The annual total crime rate in Kauaeranga is 36.7 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #115 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in October 2025, November 2025, May 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Theft 12.0%
  Theft accounts for 12.0 percent of incidents.
• Burglary 8.0%
  Burglary accounts for 8.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 1.0%
  Assault accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Kauaeranga Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

618

Households

213

Median income

$85,215

Median rent

$272

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

120 (19.4%)

Age 15-64

342 (55.3%)

Age 65+

153 (24.8%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

492 (80.4%)

Born overseas

120 (19.6%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

573 · 82.7%

Māori

81 · 11.7%

Pacific

9 · 1.3%

Asian

9 · 1.3%

MELAA

9 · 1.3%

Other

12 · 1.7%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

432 · 100%

Not owned

123 · 28.7%

Other

69 · 16.1%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

159 (25.2%)

Two families

6 (1%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

465 (73.8%)

Demographic data sourced from Stats NZ , licensed under CC BY 4.0

FAQ

• Is Kauaeranga a safe suburb to live in?

  Kauaeranga has a safety score of 42/100, making it the #115 safest of 237 ranked suburbs in Waikato Region. 91% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Kauaeranga?

  The annual crime rate in Kauaeranga is 36.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

For deeper suburb insights visit CrimeStats.co.nz

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